Info sessions scheduled on Lackawanna County bruidge mural contests

MOSCOW — Artists interested in painting a bridge in the borough are invited to an informational session this week. Lackawanna County is sponsoring a mural competition for Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority bridges in Moscow and Jessup.

The session for Moscow will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the bridge at South Main Street (Route 435) and Market Street.

Until Aug. 15, mural artists from Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties can submit designs that celebrate the history of the boroughs. Winners will receive $9,000 for the Moscow bridge and $8,000 for the Jessup bridge.

Artists will be notified by the end of August, and the murals must be completed by Nov. 1.

Details on the “Call For Artists” can be downloaded at www.lackawanna

county.org, by calling the office at 570-963-6590, ext. 106, or emailing arts

culture@lackawanna

county.org.

The information session for the Jessup bridge will be held on site, at Constitution Avenue and Delaware Street, on Wednesday, July 30, at 6 p.m.

— KATHLEEN BOLUS

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